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<\/p>\nThe manager gives his thoughts on Leicester City’s 1-1 draw with Sheffield Wednesday, with his side missing a huge opportunity to get out of the relegation zone<\/p>\n
18:47, 06 Apr 2026Updated 18:49, 06 Apr 2026<\/p>\n
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Leicester City manager Gary Rowett during the Sky Bet Championship match between Sheffield Wednesday and Leicester City at Hillsborough<\/p>\n
Two \u201cridiculous\u201d moments cost Leicester City victory at Sheffield Wednesday as manager Gary Rowett called out his team\u2019s defending and a missed penalty call.<\/p>\n
The already-relegated Owls had lost 16 of their previous 17 games but City failed to beat them on Easter Monday,<\/a> and so blew a chance to move out of the relegation zone.<\/p>\n They got off to the worst possible start, conceding inside 90 seconds, with Rowett admitting Wednesday showed more aggression at a set-piece to win the 50-50s and set up a tap-in for Jerry Yates.<\/p>\n City<\/a> had 24 shots and 12 on target in reply, and while they did eventually break through with Jordan Ayew\u2019s late leveller, they also found the woodwork and an inspired Pierce Charles in the way.<\/p>\n They had a penalty appeal turned down too, with substitute Jannik Vestergaard\u2019s shirt pulled at a set-piece.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s hugely frustrating,\u201d Rowett said. \u201cWhat you can\u2019t do is give them a lift. And what we do is give them a lift after a minute and a half. It\u2019s quite ridiculous to be honest.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was more or less the first time they put the ball in the box. They land on it, they score, they\u2019re a bit more aggressive to get to the ball. I\u2019ve said it before, that\u2019s been a huge problem for us.<\/p>\n \u201cThen it allows them to sit in at 5-4-1, it allows them to block it up, it allows them to be quite defensive but do it quite well.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ve had most of the ball, we\u2019ve had all of the chances. They have had one shot on target, we\u2019ve had five or six incredible chances. The keeper\u2019s made four or five very good saves. We\u2019ve hit the post, we\u2019ve hit the bar, and I\u2019d say we\u2019re disappointed with how we\u2019ve played. But we\u2019ve done more than enough to win a game.<\/p>\n \u201cWe should have a penalty as well. It\u2019s a clear penalty. It\u2019s quite ridiculous. Jannik Vestergaard gets dragged down in the box. The shirt is in the player\u2019s hand. He\u2019s pulled it about a foot away from his body. I don\u2019t understand why that\u2019s not a penalty.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m disappointed. We kept going. Sometimes we rushed things. Sometimes we showed patience and when we were patient we created good opportunities.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen we rushed things, it looked a bit frantic and you could see a side too desperate to get back into the game straight away.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m disappointed we\u2019ve not won the game and that\u2019s the overriding feeling.\u201d<\/p>\n With all of the games between the bottom six ending in draws on Monday, City remain one point from safety, but now with only five matches remaining.<\/p>\n Subscribe to DAZN<\/p>\n This article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. Learn more<\/a> from \u00a315.99<\/p>\n DAZN<\/p>\n![\"Content](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0_DAZN-factboxjpeg.jpg\"\/)
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